Bible: Nehemiah 7

7:1Whenthe wallhad beenrebuiltand I had positionedthe doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Leviteshad been appointed,7:2I thenput in chargeoverJerusalem1my brotherHananiand Hananiah2the chiefof the citadel, forhe wasa faithfulmanand fearedGodmore than manydo.7:3I3 saidto them, “The gatesof Jerusalemmust notbe openedin the early morning,4untilthosewho are standingguard closethe doorsand lockthem.5 Positionresidentsof Jerusalemas guards, someat their guardstations and someneartheir homes.”7:4Now the citywas spreadout6 and large, and there were not a lot of peoplein it.7Atthat timehouseshad notbeenrebuilt.7:5My Godplacedit onmy heartto gathertheleaders,8the officials, and the ordinary peopleso they could be enrolled on the basis of genealogy. I foundthe genealogicalrecords9of those who had formerlyreturned. Here is what I foundwrittenin that record:10

7:61Theseare the ones who came upfrom Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer(although they were unableto certify21their familyconnection22ortheir ancestry,23as to whethertheywere really from Israel):

7:63And fromamong the priests: the descendantsof Hobaiah, the descendants ofHakkoz, and the descendantsof Barzillai(who hadmarrieda womanfrom the daughtersof Barzillaithe Gileaditeand was calledby that name).7:64Theysearchedfor their recordsin the genealogical materials, but nonewere found. They were therefore excluded24fromthe priesthood.7:65The governor25instructedthem notto eatany of the sacredfood untiltherewas a priestwho could consult26the Urimand Thummim.

7:66The entire groupnumbered 42,360,7:67not countingtheir 7,337maleand femaleservants. They also had 245maleand femalesingers.7:68They had 736 horses, 245 mules,7:6927435camels, and 6,720donkeys.7:70Someof the familyleaders28contributedto the work. The governorcontributedto the treasury1,000golddrachmas,2950bowls, and 530priestlygarments.7:71Some of the familyleadersgaveto the projecttreasury20,000golddrachmasand 2,200silverminas.7:72Whatthe restof the peoplegaveamounted to 20,000golddrachmas, 2,000silverminas, and 67priestlygarments.

7:73The priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, someof the people, the temple servants, and allthe rest of Israellived intheir cities.